M.P. EVANS GROUP PLC
("the Group" or "M.P. Evans")
APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The board of M.P. Evans, a producer of sustainable palm oil, is pleased to announce the appointment of Katherine ("Kate") Coppinger as an independent non-executive director with effect from 13 June 2025 following the conclusion of the Company's annual general meeting.
Kate is an experienced board director and has served as an independent non-executive director on several other AIM-listed companies, including current roles at Serica Energy plc and Star Energy plc.
Having acted as senior independent director and as chair of board committees for a number of businesses, she is focused on enhancing corporate governance and is recognised as a trusted advisor in strategic decision making. From her time as an executive where she most recently acted as Managing Director at Standard Chartered in the Oil and Gas team, Kate also brings significant experience to the board in international business, corporate finance and managing overseas transactions.
Peter Hadsley-Chaplin, chairman of M.P. Evans, commented:
"We are delighted to be welcoming Kate to the board. We have no doubt that, given her wide-ranging experience, she will make a substantial contribution to the Group's ongoing success."
The following information is disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in relation to Katherine Jane Coppinger:
In the previous five years Katherine Jane Coppinger, aged 55, who does not have a shareholding in M.P. Evans, has been, and continues to be, a director of the following companies: Serica Energy plc, Star Energy Group plc, The Barnes Fund Trustee Limited and 86 Castelnau Freehold Company Limited. During that time, Katherine Jane Coppinger was also a director of Plant Health Care Limited.
There is no further information required to be disclosed under Rule 17 or Schedule Two (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
14 May 2025
Enquiries:
| M.P. Evans Group PLC | Telephone: +44 (0) 1892 516333 |
Peter Hadsley-Chaplin, chairman
Matthew Coulson, chief executive
Luke Shaw, chief financial officer
| Cavendish Capital Markets (Nomad and broker) | Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7220 0500 |
Matt Goode, George Lawson (Corporate finance)
Tim Redfern, Harriet Ward (Equity capital markets)
| Hudson Sandler (Financial PR) | Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7796 4133 |
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